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Tattoo ink – Waverly Color Company “Bluebird”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 9 Dec 2014In the weekly report of 19 Dec 2014 (week 50, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Waverly Color Company
Name
Bluebird
Type / model
Black Ink
Batch
Unknown
Description
Plastic bottle with dropper, containing 12 ounces of ink.
Risk
null The total amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is too high (measured value: 1.13 mg/kg). PAHs are carcinogenic.According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the level of PAH may not exceed 0.5 mg/kg.The product does not comply with the relevant national legislation.
Measures
  • Import rejected at border · from 20 Nov 2014
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1999/14
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1999/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-050 (XML)
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